Babies in stripes always remind me a little of the stolen kid in the movie Labyrinth. Which makes me suspicious that the kitty may actually be a goblin, an impression supported by the massive pot belly…

PS If you watch NY Mets broadcasts on SNY, their broadcast team are absolutely MASTERS of vintage cartoon references. Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez are always pulling out Hanna-Barbera (“Ka-BONG!”) and Looney Toons, while Ron Darling specializes in Rocky and Bullwinkke and Mr. Peabody.

Peeps, I just want to take this opportunity to announce that I have enrolled in a distance learning program to become certified as a vet tech! I have a bachelor’s degree, but it’s in English, and while I’m personally proud of the accomplishment, it hasn’t been much good for getting a job. So I’ve been working in the medical billing salt mines for 7 years, and the time has come for a change. The only thing I’m unhappy about is that at the rate I’m going to be able to afford to take classes, this “two year” degree is going to take longer than that. But all of my core curriculum stuff should transfer, and in Level 2-4, students are required to be employed at least 10 hours a week by a vet practice. So in the not-too-distant future, I will get to work with animules!

Comments on the above: Yeah, babies in striped jammies always make me think of “Labyrinth,” too, and how I always yell at Jennifer Connelly’s character, “You had the choice between David Bowie and the baby…and you chose the baby?!?”

Also, what IS it about orange cats and the incredible girth they can attain? Punkin kittehs.

ok….after three of the most hellish, mentally and emotionally draining days of my life, I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO needed to see a picture like this one! Perfectly, deliciously hilarious and adorabubbles! And the toes…THE TOES PEOPLE!!!!

I wonder if the punkin/carrot shoes make the baby look even more delectable to the kitty–he certainly seems to be giving them *the eye*…(We’d have to check in with the “meow mix” kitty from the other post to see if orange vegetables are part of the kitten food pyramid…)

Katrina,
I’ll cheer up when I am more able to do so. I was just assaulted by my now- ex boyfriend, and am dealing with the legal matters and all that right now. I really, really need the Qte to help me cheer up right about now.

Noelegy-good for you! I’ve worked as a tech for 15 years and I wouldn’t want to ever do anything else.Just remember that it’s not all puppehs and kittehs…there’s a lot of poop, pee, vomit, snot, drool, anal gland goo, and sometimes those puppehs and kittehs want to eat you! Just remember to repeat to yourself as your rolling around on the ground trying to restrain a Rottie for a blood draw “I love my job! I love my job!”

Auntyb, I’m familiar with all the byproducts that aren’t so Qte. I have a feeling the part of the job that will probably get to me is the pet owners. But as Theresa said, dedicating my life to the care and maintenance of the Qte: that’s pretty cool. Thanks for putting it that way.

Part of my decision came from the experience we went through with three different vets during Philo’s illness. The vet techs I met seemed so dedicated and like they truly loved their jobs. I wanted to know what that felt like, just once.

I’d like to become a veterinary RN, but in order to do that I would have to move about four hours south and go to Texas A&M, the only vet college in Texas. Sigh.

This makes me laugh, only because just morning we were trying to keep my nine month old daughter from grabbing my in-law’s patient dalmation, and I just kept thinking about trying to take a cute picture of her and the dog, and it ending up on CuteOverload with all sorts of people saying that she’s not cute. We’d try to get cute pictures oh her with our cats, but the cats want nothing to do with her and stay away from her as much as possible. Works out pretty well that way for everyone, actually, and the cats get in all the snuggles they can with my or my husband while the baby sleeps!

Teh confusion! Imagine this scene at 3 in the morning…poor kitteh will get a diaper change and burped while the baby gets kibble! And the slippers! I’m still trying to figure exactly what those things are…persimmons?

Silent Meow…I was getting sleepy, but what you are telling us gets me back-on-track. I’m really sorry…and glad you are taking the action you need.
Are you getting emotional support? It can help just to talk to an understanding person–some kind of caring counselor/hot line or support group–the United Way in your area may put you in touch with a phone-counselor/hot line which usually respects your privacy. Please excuse if you don’t need this suggestion.

Silent Meow, let me add my best wishes to everyone else’s. I’m so proud of you for standing up to this creep and letting him know his actions are unacceptable! It’s sad when women refuse to press charges because they’re afraid of their abusers, or because they think they “deserved” it, or because they’re afraid of being alone if they lose him. It empowers these beasts to keep on doing it, and that’s how the cycle gets passed down to the next generation. Good for you for standing up for yourself. You deserve to be treated with love and respect!

I don’t know why, but that has to be one of the most inherently, endearingly cute pictures I’ve seen in a long time! I don’t know if I wanna blow razzberries on tummehs, or hollah “NAPPY NAP TIME!” or what, but my GAHD, that is just darn CUTE! and hysterical! :D

Just letting everyone know, I have been talking with a lot of hotline counselors and whatnot, and am also having someone (a licensed counselor who is well educated about DV) speak to the church that is allowing my attacker to continue to go there and that advised me to go there too and said that it’s OK as long as I don’t sit near him. BAD advice! The attacker and the victim should NOT go to the same church for safety reasons because there is always the chance that he could attack again, and the next time could be worse! I have of course changed churches. It’s awful how some churches treat DV survivors, and changing this has proven to not be an easy task. I have made Youtube videos and Myspace videos on this.

Silent Meow- Congratulations on overcoming that bully by using the support systems available. Yes, he deserves his just desserts. I am very proud to be your friend. I really hate DV, I lived it for 18 years in my own home of origin. Nobody can take your right to safety away, nobody! Keep safe, keep sharing! Anyone else who has an abusive relationship- there are ways out where you (and kids) are safe. End the destructive behavior and you will be a happier healthier person for it and so will the kids!
Sermon over.

Ledasmom, the program I am enrolled in is called DEVTP–Distance Education Veterinary Technology Program, and the website is http://www.devtp.org. It’s offered through Cedar Valley College (one of the Dallas, TX, community colleges). Hope that helps!

If you are unsure whether the defendant/respondent has been served, if your state uses Vinelink protective order, you can register to be notified by phone or email when he gets served.https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/initMap.do and then click on your state, go to the “protective order” section.

I love this service where available (I’m a Domestic Violence Advocate/ Attorney), because the time after a respondent has been served with the Order can be dangerous.